International

Wednesday – 13th June 2018

Father’s Day book guide from Pan Macmillan SA

Not sure what to get dad this Father’s Day? Look no further!

New book alert! Mandela: His Essential Life by Peter Hain

Mandela: His Essential Life chronicles the life and legacy of one of the twentieth century’s most influential and admired statesmen.

Thursday – 7th June 2018

Read an extract from Kamila Shamsie’s novel Home Fire, winner of the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction

Kamila Shamsie’s brilliant novel Home Fire has won the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Read an extract from this fantastic novel.

Open Book Festival announces first group of authors confirmed for Cape Town

The first group of authors has been announced for the eighth Open Book Festival! This year’s Open Book will take place from …

Monday – 4th June 2018

Win a copy of The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson PLUS a T-shirt

The Reading List is giving away two copies of The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson PLUS two T-shirts, courtesy of Penguin Random House SA!

Friday – 1st June 2018

Black Mirror meets Bridget Jones: Listen to an excerpt from Luke Tredget’s debut novel Kismet

Kismet is the whip-smart debut novel from Luke Tredget, set in a world where the ultimate matchmaking app has redefined romance.

Monday – 28th May 2018

24 hours in Ancient Rome: Harry Sidebottom’s ‘relentless, brutal, brilliant’ new novel The Last Hour

For readers of Bernard Cornwell, Ben Kane, Simon Scarrow and Conn Iggulden, The Last Hour is a thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Shortlist for the Golden Man Booker Prize announced: honouring the best work of fiction over five decades

The shortlist for the Golden Man Booker Prize, the ‘five best Booker Prize winners of all time’, has been announced at the Hay Festival.

Thursday – 24th May 2018

Win a hamper including a copy of Jo Nesbo’s heart-pounding new thriller Macbeth!

Two winners will each receive a Jo Nesbo hamper!

Short Story Day Africa Prize shortlist revealed

The shortlist for the 2017 Short Story Day Africa Prize for Short Fiction has been revealed. This year’s prize theme is ‘ID’, …

2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist announced

African shortlistees this year hail from Uganda (Harriet Anena), South Africa (Fred Khumalo and Michelle Sacks), Ghana (Cheryl Ntumy) and Nigeria (Efua Traoré and Obi Umeozor).

‘I remember exactly where I was when I heard that my father had died’ – Read an excerpt from The Pearl Sister

I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I heard that my father had died, I thought to myself as I stared out of the window and saw the complete blackness of night. Intermittently below me, there were small clusters of twinkling lights indicating human habitation, each light containing a life, a family, a set of friends …

Wednesday – 23rd May 2018

‘Why didn’t you bring in the SWAT team, Duff?’ – Read an excerpt from Jo Nesbo’s Macbeth

Bestselling crime writer Jo Nesbo takes on Shakespeare’s bloodiest thriller: Macbeth.

David Baldacci thanks South African fans and chats about his new novel The Fallen

Worldwide bestselling novelist David Baldacci has a new book out in the Amos Decker series: The Fallen.

RIP Philip Roth (1933 – 2018)

American literary icon Philip Roth died on Tuesday at the age of 85. The author’s literary agent, Andrew Wylie, confirmed his death, …

Tuesday – 22nd May 2018

Meet bestselling author Tony Park in Nelspruit!

Pan Macmillan and Exclusive Books invite you to celebrate the launch of Tony Park’s new book, Captive.

Achille Mbembe honoured with 2018 Ernst Bloch Prize

Author and academic Achille Mbembe will receive the 2018 Ernst Bloch Prize this year.

Friday – 18th May 2018

Bestselling crime writer takes on Shakespeare’s bloodiest thriller: Jo Nesbo’s Macbeth

Set in a dark, rainy northern town, Jo Nesbo’s Macbeth pits the ambitions of a corrupt policeman against loyal colleagues, a drug-depraved underworld and the pull of childhood friendships.